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19th Century Novels

The "triple-decker" novel was a standard form of publishing for British fiction from the early 1800s until the 1890s. The market for this form of fiction was closely tied to commercial "circulating libraries," such as Mudie's and W. H. Smith. Unlike free public libraries, these circulating libraries charged patrons to borrow books, much like video rental stores do today. Publishing longer works of fiction was quite expensive, and by releasing them in multiple parts publishers capt...



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19th Century Novels
Oliver Twist
by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
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"Household edition."
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Confessions of a thug
by Taylor, Meadows, 1808-1876
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Topic: Thugs
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Glenarvon
by Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828
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Each vol. has added t.-p., engr
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Sense and sensibility: a novel
by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
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First ed. Cf. G. Keynes. Jane Austen
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Beauty and the beast : a novel
by Tytler, Sarah, 1827-1914
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The student's wife : a novel
by Daniel, Mackenzie, Mrs
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Indiana coverlets and coverlet weavers
by Rabb, Kate (Milner)
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Topics: Weavers, Coverlets
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Black Bess; or, the knight of the road : a tale of the good old times
by Viles, Edward
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"Third re-issue."
Topic: Turpin, Richard, 1706-1739
19th Century Novels
Confessions of a thug
by Taylor, Meadows, 1808-1876
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Topic: Thugs
19th Century Novels
In a glass darkly
by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan, 1814-1873
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v. 1. Green tea. The familiar. Mr. Justice Harbottle -- v. 2. The room in the Dragon Volant -- v. 3. The room in the Dragon Volant (conclusion). Carmilla
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Mr. Nobody
by Spender, John Kent, Mrs., 1835-1895
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The woman he loved : a novel
by Homer, A. N
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Wolff, R.L. 19th cent. fiction
19th Century Novels
The dictator
by McCarthy, Justin, 1830-1912
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Includes publisher's advertising at end of each vol
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The doctor, &c
by Southey, Robert, 1774-1843; Warter, John Wood, 1806-1878
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Added t.-p., engraved, with vignette
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David Copperfield
by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
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Topics: Boys, Orphans, Young men, Child labor
19th Century Novels
The soul of Lilith
by Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924
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Topics: Supernatural, Elixir of life, Lilith (Semitic mythology)
19th Century Novels
Mansfield Park: a novel
by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
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Emma : a novel
by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Ashburton, Alexander Baring, Baron, 1774-1848, former owner; Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Marie-Louise-Pauline, Fürstin von, 1782-1845, former owner
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Provenance of 2nd copy: from the library of Sir Geoffrey Keynes. - Bookplate of Alexander Baring & stamp 'Melchet Court, Romsey', around A enclosed in a crown
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The doctor, &c
by Southey, Robert, 1774-1843; Warter, John Wood, 1806-1878
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Added t.-p., engraved, with vignette
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A narrow escape
by Thomas, Annie, 1838-1918
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James Hatfield and the beauty of Buttermere : a story of modern times
by Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856
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What will he do with it
by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873
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Sybil, or, The two nations
by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804-1881
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PMM
Topics: Social classes, Poor families, Rich people, Landlord and tenant, Chartism, Political fiction, Love...
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Melmoth the wanderer: a tale
by Maturin, Charles Robert, 1780-1824
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Topic: Immortalism
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Wuthering heights. A novel
by Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848; Brontë, Anne, 1820-1849. Agnes Grey
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First edition. Wise Brontë II, 1
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Black Bess; or, the knight of the road : a tale of the good old times
by Viles, Edward
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"Third re-issue."
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Topic: Turpin, Richard, 1706-1739
19th Century Novels
Richard S. Childs : his contribution to American local and state government in the 20th century : [a selected bibliography of reference sources]
by Stewart, Alva W
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Cover title
Topic: Childs, Richard S. (Richard Spencer), b. 1882
19th Century Novels
In a glass darkly
by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan, 1814-1873
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v. 1. Green tea. The familiar. Mr. Justice Harbottle -- v. 2. The room in the Dragon Volant -- v. 3. The room in the Dragon Volant (conclusion). Carmilla
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The return of the native
by Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928
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Wuthering heights. A novel
by Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848; Brontë, Anne, 1820-1849. Agnes Grey
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First edition. Wise Brontë II, 1
19th Century Novels
Daniel Deronda
by Eliot, George, 1819-1880
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Topics: Jews, Zionists
19th Century Novels
Evelina, or, The history of a young lady's introduction to the world
by Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840; Nineteenth-century British Novels Collection (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library). IU-R
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19th Century Novels
Far from the madding crowd
by Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928
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The life & opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman
by Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768; Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933
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19th Century Novels
Mary Barton : a tale of Manchester life
by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
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19th Century Novels
The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, with a memoir
by Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832
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v. 1. Lay of the last minstrel -- v. 2. Marimon -- v. 3. The lady of the lake -- v. 4. Rokeby -- v. 5. The lord of the isles -- v. 6. Imitations of the ancient ballads. Ballads, translated, or imitated, from the German. The Norman horseshoe -- v. 7. Miscellaneous poems. Poems printed in Lockhart's biography. Lyrical pieces, mottoes, from the Waverly novels -- v. 8. The bridal of Triermain. Harold the dauntless. The field of Waterloo -- v. 9. Halidon Hill. Mac Duff's Cross -- v. 10. The doom of...
19th Century Novels
Black Bess; or, the knight of the road : a tale of the good old times
by Viles, Edward
texts
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"Third re-issue."
Topic: Turpin, Richard, 1706-1739
19th Century Novels
Kirsteen : the story of a Scotch family seventy years ago
by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897
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19th Century Novels
Great expectations
by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
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Includes May 1861 advertisements (32 p.) bound in at end of v. 3
19th Century Novels
Alone on a wide, wide sea
by Russell, William Clark, 1844-1911
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Traits and stories of the Irish peasantry
by Carleton, William, 1794-1869; Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860
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Wolff, R.L. 19th cent. fiction
Topic: Peasantry -- Ireland
19th Century Novels
Adam Bede
by Eliot, George, 1819-1880
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Michael Sadleir. XIX century fiction
Topics: Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Illegitimate children, Women clergy, Infanticide, Carpenters
19th Century Novels
What will he do with it
by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873
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19th Century Novels
The Duchess of Powysland : a novel
by Allen, Grant, 1848-1899
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19th Century Novels
The Manchester man
by Banks, G. Linnaeus (George Linnaeus), Mrs., 1821-1897
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19th Century Novels
Savindroog, or, The queen of the jungle
by Rafter, Captain; J. and J. H. Rutherfund (Firm of bookbinders)
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19th Century Novels
The mysteries of the court of London
by Reynolds, George W. M. (George William MacArthur), 1814-1879
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Vols. 1-2, new edition
19th Century Novels
The old English gentleman : or, The fields and the woods
by Mills, John, d. ca. 1885
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Topic: Sports stories
19th Century Novels
David Copperfield
by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
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Topics: Boys, Orphans, Young men, Child labor
19th Century Novels
The scallywag
by Allen, Grant, 1848-1899; Nineteenth-century British Novels Collection (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library). IU-R
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Publisher's catalog (32 p.), dated April 1893 bound in at end of v.1
Topic: Chatto & Windus (Firm)
19th Century Novels
Lorna Doone : a romance of Exmoor
by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge), 1825-1900
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Topic: Monmouth's Rebellion, 1685
19th Century Novels
High and low; or, Life's chances and changes
by Coke, Henry J. (Henry John), 1827-1916
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19th Century Novels
Oliver Twist
by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
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"Household edition."
19th Century Novels
The mill on the Floss
by Eliot, George, 1819-1880
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Limited ed. of 500 numbered copies
19th Century Novels
Glenarvon
by Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828
texts
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Each vol. has added t.-p., engr
19th Century Novels
Dora
by Kavanagh, Julia, 1824-1877
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Geraldine of Desmond, or, Ireland in the reign of Elizabeth : an historical romance
by Crumpe, Miss
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Geraldine of Desmond, or, Ireland in the reign of Elizabeth : an historical romance
by Crumpe, Miss
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19th Century Novels
Romola
by Eliot, George, 1819-1880
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"This edition is limited to 500 numbered copies of which this is no. 377."
19th Century Novels
The fat of the land : a novel
by Soltera, Maria
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Wolff, R.L. 19th cent. fiction
19th Century Novels
Tales of chivalry : or, Perils by flood and field ....
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The old English gentleman : or, The fields and the woods
by Mills, John, d. ca. 1885
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Topic: Sports stories
19th Century Novels
The life and travels of Herodotus in the fifth century : before Christ: an imaginary biography founded on fact, illustrative of the history, manners, religion, literature, arts, and social condition of the Greeks, Egyptians, Persians, Babylonians, Hebrews, Scythians, and other ancient nations, in the days of Pericles and Nehemiah.
by Wheeler, James Talboys, 1824-1897
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Topics: Herodotus, History, Ancient
19th Century Novels
Tess of the D'Urbervilles : a pure woman
by Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928; Riviere & Son, binder. IU-R
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Topics: Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Man-woman relationships, Children of the rich, Children of...
19th Century Novels
Great expectations
by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
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Includes May 1861 advertisements (32 p.) bound in at end of v. 3
19th Century Novels
Fatal revenge; or, The family of Montorio. : A romance.
by Maturin, Charles Robert, 1780-1824
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Colophon of v. 1-2: "C. Stower, printer, Paternoster Row". Colophon of v. 3: "G. Woodfall, printer, Paternoster-Row"; the fifth leaf of each gathering is signed 3, as in B3, etc
19th Century Novels
The chronicles of Castle Cloyne; or, Pictures of the Munster people
by Brew, Margaret W
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19th Century Novels
Sooner or later
by Brooks, Shirley, 1815-1874
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Title vignettes
19th Century Novels
The soul of Lilith
by Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924
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Topics: Supernatural, Elixir of life, Lilith (Semitic mythology)
19th Century Novels
Far from the madding crowd
by Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928
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19th Century Novels
Gentleman Jack; or, Life on the road
by Grey, Mrs. (Elizabeth Caroline), 1798-1869
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Attributed by Summers, A Gothic Bibliography, to Mrs. Elizabeth Caroline Grey
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Traits and stories of the Irish peasantry
by Carleton, William, 1794-1869; Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860
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Wolff, R.L. 19th cent. fiction
Topic: Peasantry -- Ireland
19th Century Novels
Ernest Singleton
by Armitage, Robert, 1805?-1852
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19th Century Novels
The deemster : a romance
by Caine, Hall, Sir, 1853-1931
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19th Century Novels
La vie et les aventures surprenantes de Robinson Crusoé
by Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731; Effen, Justus van, 1684-1735; Saint-Hyacinthe, Thémiseul de, 1684-1746
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Translation of parts 1 and 2 only

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